[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 163 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8784-S8786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-8407. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pesticide Tolerance Crop Grouping Program II; Revisions to 
     General Tolerance Regulations'' (FRL No. 8853-8) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 
     2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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       EC-8408. A communication from the Director of the Policy 
     Issuances Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Permission to Use Air Inflation 
     of Meat Carcasses and Parts'' (RIN0583-AD33) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-8409. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report 
     relative to the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12938 with respect to the proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8410. A communication from the Associate Director, 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations; Terrorism Sanctions 
     Regulations; Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Parts 594, 595, and 597) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 
     2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-8411. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulation Z 
     (Truth in Lending)--Interim Final Rule; Request for Public 
     Comment'' (Docket No. R-1394) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-8412. A communication from the Attorney, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``System Personnel Training Reliability Standards'' (Docket 
     No. RM09-25-000) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       EC-8413. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development 
     on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)'' (RIN1010-AD68) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-8414. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Conduct of Employees and Former Employees; 
     Exemption From Post-Employment Restrictions for 
     Communications Furnishing Scientific or Technological 
     Information'' (RIN1990-AA31) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-8415. A communication from the Director of Regulations, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations Regarding 
     Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts to Medicare 
     Beneficiaries' Prescription Drug Coverage Premiums'' 
     (RIN0960-AH22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-8416. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Withdrawal 
     of Regulatory Guide 1.39'' (NRC-2010-0354) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8417. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Miscellaneous Administrative Changes'' ((RIN3150-AH49)(NRC-
     2009-0085)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-8418. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice of 
     Availability of Model Application and Safety Evaluation for 
     Plant-Specific Adoption of TSTF-431, 'Change in Technical 
     Specifications End States (BAW-2441)' '' (NUREG-1430) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-8419. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Action to Ensure Authority to Issue Permits under the 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of 
     Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Substantial Inadequacy 
     and SIP Call'' (FRL No. 9236-3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8420. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, 
     and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Methods for Measurement of Filterable PM10 and PM2.5 and 
     Measurement of Condensable PM Emissions from Stationary 
     Sources'' (FRL No. 9236-2) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-8421. A communication from the Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2010 Annual 
     Actuarial Report Required by Section 22 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Act of 1974 and Section 502 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Solvency Act of 1983; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8422. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rescission of Form T-1, Trust Annual Report; Requiring 
     Subsidiary Organization Reporting on the Form LM-2, Labor 
     Organization Annual Report; Modifying Subsidiary Organization 
     Reporting on the Form LM-3, Labor Organization Annual Report; 
     LMRDA Coverage of Intermediate Labor Organizations; Final 
     Rule'' (RIN1215-AB75; RIN1245-AA02) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8423. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Fiscal Year 2007 Low Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Report; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8424. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; 
     Classification of Non-Powered Suction Apparatus Device 
     Intended for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy'' (Docket No. 
     FDA-2010-N-0513) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-8425. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the semiannual report on the 
     continued compliance of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the 
     Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan with the 1974 
     Trade Act's freedom of emigration provisions, as required 
     under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       EC-8426. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the requirements of the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8427. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, 
     ``Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash Collections to the 
     Revised Revenue Estimate Through the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal 
     Year 2010''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8428. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-
     Annual Report of the Inspector General for the period from 
     April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8429. A communication from the Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Board's Inspector General 
     for the period from April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8430. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's 
     Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 2010 through 
     September 30, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8431. A communication from the Chairman of the Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for the 
     period of April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8432. A communication from the Chair of the U.S. Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector General for the 
     period from April 1 , 2010 through September 30, 2010 and the 
     Semi-Annual Management Report for the period ending September 
     30, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-8433. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 and the 
     Management Response for the period ending September 30 , 
     2010; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-8434. A communication from the Staff Director, United 
     States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of the appointment of members to the

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     Kentucky Advisory Committee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-8435. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XA051) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-8436. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Big Skate in the Central 
     Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XA066) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8437. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Longnose Skate in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-
     XA067) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 7, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-8438. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zones; Sabine Bank Channel, Sabine Pass Channel and Sabine-
     Neches Waterway, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2009-
     0316)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 9, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-8439. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zone, in the vicinity of the Michoud Slip Position....'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0846)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8440. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security 
     Zones; Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone; Technical 
     Amendment'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0821)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8441. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Navigation 
     and Navigable Waters; Technical, Organizational, and 
     Conforming Amendments, Sector Puget Sound, WA; Correction'' 
     ((RIN1625-ZA25) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0351)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8442. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Ledge Removal Project, Bass Harbor, Maine'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2010-0806)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8443. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Blue Angels at Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Oahu, HI'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0705)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8444. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Monte Foundation Firework Display, Monterey, CA'' ((RIN1625-
     AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0620)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8445. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Interstate 5 Bridge Repairs, Columbia River, Portland, OR'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0895)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8446. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     IJSBA World Finals, Lower Colorado River, Lake Havasu, AZ'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0509)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8447. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     New York Air Show at Jones Beach State Park, Atlantic Ocean 
     Off of Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2010-0138)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 9, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8448. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Natchez 
     Fireworks Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 
     365.5 to Mile Marker 363, Natchez, MS'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2010-0872)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8449. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Shipping; 
     Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments'' 
     ((RIN1625-ZA27) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0759)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-8450. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     Navigation Area; Reserved Channel, Boston Harbor, Boston, 
     MA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2010-0886)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 
     2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8451. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
     Beufort, SC'' ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2009-1075)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-8452. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notification 
     of Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA93) (Docket No. USCG-2004-19963)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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